Medical Practice at Castlepollard

28/10/2016

Here is another bit of bank holiday reading that will keep you up into the wee hours.........
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/newborns-what-is-colic-and-what-can-you-do-to-ease-it-1.2819282

Regarding the first three months as a fourth trimester might help ‘colicky’ babies

28/10/2016

Thought this was pretty interesting development - Hardier T cellshttp://www.technology.org/2016/10/28/self-renewable-killer-cells-key-making-cancer-immunotherapy-work/

02/04/2016

To mark World Autism Awareness Day, the Irish Guide Dogs organization is calling on people to support its assistance dog program. Good Idea.......
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/up-to-50000-people-in-ireland-may-have-autism-390648.html

Research puts incidence of condition at 1% of the population

09/03/2016

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2016/mar/08/international-womens-day-around-the-world-in-pictures

09/03/2016

Viral infections in the brain are known to cause symptoms similar to Alzheimer's and the experts say the link has been "neglected" for too long

http://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/national/alzheimers-could-be-caused-by-viruses-like-herpes/ar-AAgxQvc?ocid=spartandhp

Alzheimer's could be caused by viruses like herpes

09/03/2016

Interesting development:
Improve the screening of women at risk of recurrent miscarriage by developing new endometrial tests.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/08/scientists-identify-cause-of-multiple-miscarriages-for-first-time

07/03/2016

Here are a couple of pics of Dollymount beach where I used to go regularly when I was growing up in Dublin. That's not me on the windsurfer

07/03/2016

http://www.msn.com/en-ie/health/medical/why-your-heart-occasionally-skips-a-beat/ar-BBqpAuf?ocid=spartandhp

Every so often, you might feel like your heart skips a beat. It’s called a palpitation, and the beat that follows can feel intense.

04/03/2016

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/apr/02/personalised-cancer-vaccines-show-early-signs-of-promise-in-trial

Custom-made vaccines, designed to a make patient’s immune system attack tumours, have been used in a small-scale patient trial with some success

04/03/2016

Very interesting development in Cancer research

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/mar/03/genetics-of-cancer-tumours-reveal-possible-treatment-revolution

Breakthrough could allow potent new personalised treatments which prime patients’ own immune systems to attack biological markers on tumours